Originally named
The A.M.E. Church Magazine, it was first published in September 1841 by the church's general book steward, Rev. George Hogarth of
Brooklyn, New York. It was intended to be a monthly publication, but appeared only sporadically and was discontinued after eight years due to lack of funds. At the 1884 General Conference, the name of the organization's publication was changed to
A.M.E. Church Review and Rev.
Benjamin Tucker Tanner was elected editor. He was succeeded by
Levi Jenkins Coppin in 1888;
Hightower Theodore Kealing in 1896; and
Reverdy C. Ransom in 1912. Early contributors to the journal included abolitionist
Frederick Douglass, journalist
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, editor
T. Thomas Fortune, Judge
David Augustus Straker, educator
William Sanders Scarborough, Senator
Blanche Kelso Bruce, author
Theophilus Gould Steward, attorney
T. McCants Stewart, and bishops
Daniel Alexander Payne,
Henry McNeal Turner, and
Jabez Pitt Campbell. ==See also==